Employment
Creating Jobs for our Environment
Melbourne Water has created more than 100 new jobs in an exciting initiative aimed at protecting and beautifying the city’s waterways. The new roles stem from the State Government’s $500 million Working for Victoria initiative with the majority of jobs to focus on Melbourne Water’s essential work caring for the city’s waterways and land. Named the Waterway…
Read MoreProgram Director, Urban Water Strategy & Melbourne System Strategy
City West Water, Melbourne Water, South East Water and Yarra Valley Water are four government agencies responsible for the provision of water and sewerage services to the Melbourne area. Every five years Victoria’s water corporations are required to develop Urban Water Strategies (UWS) and Melbourne Water must formulate a Melbourne System Strategy (MSS). These strategies…
Read MoreGippsland Water appoints two new executives to its leadership team
Gippsland Water has announced two new appointments to its executive leadership team: Chris Wood as General Manager Operations and Melissa Thek as General Manager Business Transformation. Gippsland Water Managing Director Sarah Cumming said the new-look executive leadership team would lead the organisation towards its vision of a healthy and sustainable Gippsland for generations to come.…
Read MoreCreating culturally safe and inclusive workplaces in the Victorian water sector
Celebrating National Reconciliation Week Victorian water corporations are working to develop their knowledge of Aboriginal culture and make sure they are culturally safe and inclusive by using cultural awareness training and other actions detailed in their Reconciliation Action Plans and/or Diversity & Inclusion strategies and plans. Several water corporations use cultural awareness training to help…
Read MoreVictorian water corporations lead the Victorian public sector for employee satisfaction and wellbeing
The annual State of the Public Sector in Victoria report for 2018-2019 was released by the Victorian Public Service Commission (VPSC) last week. The report combines facts and figures about the structure and composition of the Victorian public sector workforce with insights from the People Matter Survey. The report demonstrates comparatively strong results for the…
Read MoreWebinar: Supporting Staff through COVID-19
Join VicWater and Beyond Blue guest speaker Nikky Swanson for our free Webinar: Supporting Staff through COVID-19 on Wednesday 29 April, 10:30 am – 11:00 am In this free session Nikky will share her journey through depression and discuss how you can seek help to support a colleague, friend or family member who may be finding the…
Read MoreMaree Lang appointed Managing Director, City West Water
VicWater would like to congratulate Maree Lang on the appointment of Managing Director for City West Water. Ms Lang has been acting in the role since November 2019, continuing to lead the organisation to successfully deliver essential services to over one million Melbournians across the CBD and expanding western suburbs, as well as industrial and…
Read MoreAre you the next MD of Goulburn Valley Water?
Goulburn Valley Water is on the search for their new Managing Director, given the upcoming retirement of long term MD Peter Quinn. If you are a community minded leader, attracted to a regional lifestyle in North Central Victoria this could be the ideal opportunity. As Managing Director, you will report to the ambitious Board and…
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